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Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, presenting award to Bill Turner, who won a drawing for the Wawa Dairy Farms go-cart. John Finley, Wawa Dairies manager, is holding his hat and waring a dairy-themed necktie, is at the right. The Chester Times…
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
A. Fred and Elizabeth Manno (dressed as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara from the movie, Gone With the Wind) dancing to music of the "Bearded Men Brass Band." The men only pretended to play; Media High School players behind this group were actually…
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
John Valenti, center, and other beardless men accosted by Keystone Kops,
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
"Centennial Chorus of 100, led by Miss Grace l. Porter, made a hit with its Battle Hymn of the Republic, Just A Hundred Years Ago, It's Spring and Country Style." (Chester Times, June 8, 1950)
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
McBride Brothers, barber shop "quartet"
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
Media Fawns All Girls Junior Drum and Bugle Corps. This all-girls group was sponsored by the Media Youth Center and the local VFW Post 3460.
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
Dancing children in skeleton costumes. They were probably part of the Media High School Marching Band's rendition of "Dry Bones." (Chester Times, June 8, 1950)
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Twilight Parade
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-07
The tail end of the Habbersett Bros. Pork Products contingent. "The small boy hauling a live baby pig with his tractor was four-year-old Gary Habbersett, of the fifth generation" of the family. (Chester Times, June 9, 1950, page 10)
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Twilight Parade
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-08
Unidentified high school marching band, possibly Ridley Township High School.
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Twilight Parade
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-07
Media VFW Ladies Auxiliary float, with a Colonial soldier watching over Betsy Ross as she sews the American flag.
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Twilight Parade
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-07
Media Mother's Club float, showing bridal costumes of various eras.
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Twilight Parade
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-07
Providence Friends Meeting float celebrating Lucretia Mott's anti-slavery work and the Underground railroad
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Twilight Parade
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-07
Media VFW Ladies Auxiliary float, with a Colonial soldier watching over Betsy Ross as she sews the American flag.
